For new 3rd yr med students #med3advice
You cannot make up the stories patients tell you
You should not share these stories with your non-medical friends
Read about your patients
Keep a notebook (paper or digital) of clinical questions that you see each day
Spend 30-60 minutes reading about those notebook entries each day (reading reinforces the discussion from rounds)
Remember that your patients benefit from your caring
Sit down, talk to your patients, touch them in an appropriate manner (I favor wrist pulse) – they benefit and you learn more
Ask questions when you do not understand something
Take care of your personal health – exercise, eat relatively intelligently, sleep enough
Realize that medicine is a team sport – be a good team member
Discover who you are in medicine
Remember that medicine is all about the patients, not us
Source: DB's Medical Rants - Category: Internal Medicine Authors: rcentor Tags: Medical Rants Source Type: blogs